The 2023 Nigerian presidential election in Osun State will be held on 25 February 2023 as part of the nationwide
2023 Nigerian presidential election
The 2023 Nigerian presidential election was held on 25 February 2023 to elect the President of Nigeria, president and Vice President of Nigeria, vice president of Nigeria. Bola Tinubu, the former governor of Lagos State and nominee of the All ...
to elect the
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and
vice president
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of Nigeria.
Other federal elections, including elections to the
House of Representatives
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and the
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, will also be held on the same date while
state elections will be held two weeks afterward on 11 March.
Background
Osun State
Osun (; ), is a state in southwestern Nigeria; bounded to the east by Ekiti and Ondo states for 84 km and for 78 km respectively, to the north by Kwara State for 73 km, to the south by Ogun State for 84 km and to the wes ...
is a small,
Yoruba-majority
southwestern state with vast natural areas and rich cultural heritage but facing an underdeveloped agricultural sector and high debt. The state's 2019 elections were competitiveness with presidential incumbent
Muhammadu Buhari
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barely winning the state and
all three Senate races being fairly close. Of the Senate elections, two seats went to the APC and one went to the PDP while the
House of Representatives elections went 6 APC and 3 PDP. Contrastly, the APC
won a large majority in the State House of Assembly. Two years later,
Ademola Adeleke
Ademola Nurudeen Jackson Adeleke (; born 13 May 1960) is a Nigerian politician and businessman who has been serving as the governor of Osun State since 2022. He served as the senator representing the Osun-West senatorial district from 2017 to 2 ...
(PDP)
unseated
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Gboyega Oyetola
Adegboyega Isiaka Oyetola (born 29 September 1954) is a Nigerian politician who is the current minister of Marine and Blue Economy. He served as governor of Osun State from 2018 to 2022.
He contested for the Osun State gubernatorial seat on t ...
(APC)—the incumbent Governor, winning by 3.5% of the vote; however, the election result was overturned by the tribunal and the court dispute continues as of January 2023.
Polling
Projections
General election
Results
By senatorial district
The results of the election by senatorial district.
By federal constituency
The results of the election by federal constituency.
By local government area
The results of the election by local government area.
See also
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2023 Osun State elections
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2023 Nigerian presidential election
The 2023 Nigerian presidential election was held on 25 February 2023 to elect the President of Nigeria, president and Vice President of Nigeria, vice president of Nigeria. Bola Tinubu, the former governor of Lagos State and nominee of the All ...
Notes
References
{{Nigerian state and local elections
Osun State gubernatorial election
2023 Osun State elections
Osun
Osun (; ), is a States of Nigeria, state in South West (Nigeria), southwestern Nigeria; bounded to the east by Ekiti State, Ekiti and Ondo State, Ondo states for 84 km and for 78 km respectively, to the north by Kwara State for 73&nb ...